Gerald Harris and Sebastian Posey, WATE-TV, Sept. 13, 2021 Tennessee continues to be one of the leading states for new COVID infections, according to the CDC, confirming to some the darker days still ahead in the pandemic. “Look at the proportion …
Based on population, Tennessee has the most COVID-19 cases in the United States
Adam Friedman, The Tennessean, Sept. 13, 2021 Tennessee has the most coronavirus infections of all U.S. states in the past seven days and over the entire pandemic when adjusted for population, according to data compiled by The New York Times. The grim …
1.97 million Tennesseans potentially affected by President’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Hannah McDonald, News Channel 5, Sept. 13, 2021 Thousands of employers in Tennessee may soon have to require a COVID-19 vaccine or weekly testing. A mandate from President Joe Biden will require companies with 100 employees or more to require …
Chattanooga-area health care experts urge vaccinations as COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths rise
Mary Fortune, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Sept. 8, 2021 The rising number of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 in the Chattanooga area is a needless tragedy that could have been prevented — and can still be curbed — by vaccinations, …
‘We’re drowning’: Inside the chaotic start of Tennessee’s school year as COVID tightened its grip
Meghan Mangrum, The Tennessean, Sept. 8, 2021 Just two weeks into the new academic year last month, eight members of the Smith County school board met for an emergency meeting to discuss the district’s COVID-19 mitigation and quarantine efforts. The district started the …